Troy Bodie will tag in for Matt Frattin Saturday night against the Florida Panthers.

Bodie has seven points in 32 games with AHL Toronto Marlies, while Frattin has performed a bit better with 13 points in 22 games. Frattin also has just 35 points through 133 career NHL games, effectively making him and Bodie not recommendable for your squad. Sat, Jan 17, 2015 07:08:00 PM

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Auston Matthews tied Saturday's game versus the Vancouver Canucks at the 1:56 mark of the third period before eventually losing in a shootout by a score of 3-2.

This was Matthews’ 11th goal of the season. Notably, the other scorer for the Leafs also recorded his 11th when James van Riemsdyk sunk a puck at the 11:30 mark of the second. The two shooters are tied at the top of the Leafs' leaderboard in terms of goals.

Tyler Bozak scored a goal in Wednesday's 3-2 loss to the Minnesota Wild.

The Leafs never had a lead in this game, but they managed to make it interesting. Bozak's goal cut the Wild's lead to 3-2 in the second period. Unfortunately for Toronto, that's as close as they'd come to tying to the game. Bozak now has six goals and 12 assists in 25 games this season. Ben Smith also found the back of the net for the Maple Leafs tonight.

He has been at home since last week. "Collectively the best decision was to move Peter along, and we're going to do everything we can to do that," GM Lou Lamoriello said. "I hope it's not too far off from being done and that it will happen in the very near future." According to a report, Toronto is looking for a draft pick for Holland.

"(Blocking it out) comes from experience. I remember going through that sort of thing right after I got drafted (second overall by the Flyers in 2007)," he said. "It tends to eat at you a little bit more (when you're younger), but now you realize it is completely out of your control and it does not really faze you as much." The speculation started because the Leafs reportedly want to make changes on the back end and they may have to give up a talented forward to do it. JVR leads the team in scoring with 20 points in 24 games and he is tied for the club lead with 11 goals.

Zach Hyman had two assists Wednesday in a 5-4 shootout loss to New Jersey.

He had the primary helper on both goals by Auston Matthews to help his linemate bust out of a 13-game goalless slump. Hyman has contributed five points in 20 games this season and four have come in the last seven matches.

Matt Martin and Erik Gudbranson dropped their gloves Saturday night to settle a score from November 5th.

It was inevitable that Martin and Gudbranson would tussle after the two had harsh words following an incident in a November 5th game in which Martin went after Canucks' rookie defenseman Troy Stecher. For his part, Martin seems to think the subjec is closed and had the following to say about Gudbranson after Saturday night's fight. "I have a lot of respect for him ... He wears his heart on his sleeve. He's a guy I'd have in my corner any day."

Lupul underwent sports hernia surgery in February and hasn't played since. "It is with deep regret that I will be unable to attend training camp and start the season with the Leafs due to injury," Lupul said. "I pledge to work hard with a view to return to playing this season. Hockey is the only life I have known. This is an extremely emotional time for me. Accordingly, I will not be making any further comment at this time." Lupul rehabbed over the summer, but has experienced discomfort while skating. The decision for him to start on the injured reserve was made after he went through the team's physical. It's not clear how long he'll be out for.

William Nylander started Wednesday's game against Minnesota between Matt Martin and Ben Smith on the fourth line.

However, he was moved up to a line with Nazem Kadri and Leo Komarov when the Leafs were trailing. Nylander has continued to see power-play time though and he has 16 points in 24 games despite going scoreless in his past three outings.

With his two assists in the Maple Leafs' 4-2 win over Washington Saturday night, Mitch Marner is now tied with Patrik Laine for the NHL's rookie scoring lead.

Marner has seven goals and 11 assists, one point more than teammate Auston Matthews. We may be getting ahead of ourselves here, but Marner plays the game much like the Blackhawks' Patrick Kane. By the way, Kane won the Clder trophy in 2008 with 72 points. Marner is tracking for 70.

Connor Brown scored two goals and added two assists in Thursday's 6-1 win over the Florida Panthers.

Brown had just three points in 16 games coming into tonight, so this offensive outburst wasn't expected. He opened the scoring at the 5:55 mark of the first period and he gave his team a 2-1 lead less than 10 minutes later. Brown also helped set up goals by Leo Komarov and Jake Gardiner. It was a nice performance from Brown, but don't rush to add him to your fantasy lineup. He can remain on the waiver wire.

He had some groin tightness during Wednesday's practice, but that wasn't a problem by the time the Leafs hosted Philadelphia. Soshnikov had three hits in 10:20 of ice time in Toronto's 6-3 win over the Flyers.

Nathan Horton has been left off Toronto's training camp roster after failing his physical, he is also not with the team.

Horton, who suffers from a degenerative back condition that has prevented him from playing since the 2013-14 season, is expected to be placed on long-term injury reserve once the regular season begins. The move will relieve $5.3M of cap space, which will be useful for the Maple Leafs as they're currently just $385K below the ceiling.

Morgan Rielly picked up an assist in Wednesday's 3-2 loss to Minnesota.

He has contributed two helpers in the last two games. Rielly has 13 assists and one goal in 25 contests this campaign. He has been credited with 52 shots on 114 total attempts, so the goals should start coming again soon.

Jake Gardiner opened the scoring in a 2-1 loss to the Carolina Hurricanes on Tuesday night.

Gardiner's goal came 5:55 into the first period, and it was the only goal the Leafs could muster up in the defeat. With nine points in 19 games, he is currently on pace for the best season of his NHL career. He was partnered with Connor Carrick in this contest and they both seem to play much better when paired together. Owned in just 14% of yahoo leagues, Gardiner could be a nice add if you are in need of a defensemen.

The Toronto Maple Leafs have been impressed with Nikita Zaitsev's play so far this season.

Zaitsev has five assists and a minus-4 rating in 11 games and has averaged 22:00 of ice time per game. That doesn't translate into great fantasy numbers, but the coaching staff has been impressed with his play. "You come here, you were in the World Cup, you weren’t in training and then you come in and they’re talking a mile a minute and you’re going through a ton of stuff," coach Mike Babcock said. "Then what you do is you tend to overthink. But he’s an impressive player to say the least." This is his first year in the NHL after spending the previous seven years over in the KHL.

He had been out of action for eight games due to a lower-body injury but seemed fine against Pittsburgh logging 20:30 of ice time and registering an assist on the only Toronto goal. If you for some reason you need Hunwick, feeel free to activate him.

Frank Corrado will continue to sit as the Toronto Maple Leafs play back to back through Alberta.

Joining Corrado in the press box is Martin Marincin. Corrado, a Toronto native, has dressed in one game and he logged 16:24 of ice time against Pittsburgh back on Nov. 12. This will be Marincin's third straight scratch, as he has been in and out of the lineup in 2016-17, appearing in 14 games with four points (1-3-4).

Stephane Robidas has taken a job as a consultant with the Toronto Maple Leafs.

Robidas is still under contract to the Maple Leafs as a player, but he's been unable to return to the ice since suffering a significant knee injury last year. Robidas will be doing some work during this weekend's rookie tournament and he'll also keep a close eye on the Toronto Marlies (AHL) and the NCAA.

Frederik Andersen allowed three goals on 20 shots in Wednesday's 3-2 loss to the Minnesota Wild.

The Leafs goalie has now dropped back-to-back decisions and he's come out on the losing end in four of his last six games. He'll enter his next start with a 10-7-4 record, a 2.87 goals-against-average and a .911 save percentage. He's a middle of the pack fantasy option at his position right now.